What we offer
Improving Teaching and Learning
We can: lead training and provide support for individuals, groups or whole school staff; support schools to develop and improve the quality of teaching and learning; support schools to provide a learning ethos…
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Developing Leadership
We can: support curriculum and pastoral leaders; provide data to enable a better understanding of the local context; promote positive approaches to securing effective pupil voice; develop reflective practice and build capacity around…
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Behaviour and Safety
We can: develop an understanding of the importance of nurture for pupils so that they are able to access the learning they are offered; Developing growth mindset principles across school. support schools to review…
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Public Health Priorities
We can: provide clear links for schools with the key public health priorities; support schools to understand the contribution that they can make to improving health and well-being; support schools to embed a whole…
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Closing the Gap
We can: raise awareness of the needs of vulnerable pupils in school; develop evidence-based packages that focus on the needs of pupils on free school meals; support schools in enabling pupils to realise…
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Developing Leadership
We can: provide support for all levels of leadership with monitoring and evaluation, such as focussed learning walks, work scrutiny or planning review activities, contributing to school self evaluation and action planning; support school leaders…
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Accredited Research Based Intervention Training
We offer: training, advice and support around tracking pupil progress and identifying under-achievement; assessment to schools for the Basic Skills Award scheme; advice on the effective use of high quality intervention programmes; an…
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Purposeful Assessment for Learning
We can: support schools in ensuring teacher assessment procedures are robust; help schools develop an effective approach to Assessment For Learning (AFL) including marking and feedback; support teachers to develop effective differentiation, provide support…
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Collaborative Developments
We can: work with schools to support transition; help build collaboration within and between schools to support project development; help schools develop innovative ideas and approaches; training and support for statutory assessments. What…
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Improving Teaching and Learning
We can: plan and deliver bespoke training to whole staff or small groups to enhance subject knowledge and explore current developments in teaching and learning; provide 1:1 support for individual staff through coaching…
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Meet the team
Lisa Heatherington
School Improvement Adviser Primary Maths/English Ba(Hons) in Early Childhood Studies; PGCE in Primary Education; 17 years teaching experience (key stage one…
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Jonathan Chicken
Senior School Improvement Officer Primary Leadership experience in primary phase and in North Tyneside’s highly successful City Learning Centres; recent Ofsted…
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Kerry Clegg
School Improvement Adviser Teacher Leader of Reading Recovery Studying for MA in Reading Recovery and literacy leadership; many years teaching…
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Laura Dickinson
NTLT e-learning Lead Practitioner BA (Hons) Information Technology Education (key stage 2 and 3) with QTS; teacher for 12…
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Janice Gibson
School Improvement Adviser Primary Assessment Experienced deputy headteacher; experienced assessment leader; member of the Association of Achievement and Improvement through Assessment…
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Eve Morton
School Improvement Adviser Primary Literacy BA (Hons) Primary Education; 18 years of teaching experience across key stage 1, 2 and 3;…
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Richard Brown
School Improvement Adviser Primary Maths NPQH; teaching experience across all primary phases; ECC maths intervention trainer; National Centre for Excellence in…
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